Legal Opinion

Seat v. McWhirter

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1894PublishedCited by 11 opinions

BROM MONTGOMERY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Montgomery County. G-eo. E. Seay, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.

This hi]] was.filed in the Chancery Court of Montgomery County by Mrs. S. M. Seat to cancel two deeds made by her to the defendants, A. J. and F., P. McWhirter. The grounds of the relief asked are incapacity upon the part of complainant and fraud practiced by the defendants.

The Chancellor found, upon the facts, that no fraud had been practiced by the defendants, but he ordered the deeds canceled, upon the ground that Mrs. Seat did not at the time understand what she had done, but meant to do a wholly different thing.

The complainant, Mrs. S. M. Seat, is the widow of S. B. Seat, who died…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roe v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Paine v. . RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Roberts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  2. In Re EllisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. Bedwell v. BedwellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  4. Mays v. PrewettTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Schlickling v. Georgia Conference Ass'n Seventh-Day AdventistsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1961

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